The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-06-11
THE STATE.
Accidents and Incidents In West Virgin
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Accidents and Incidents In West Virginia
and Vicinity.
Tho Citizen, tho Democratic organ sol
Lincoln county, Is printed In tho Court
House. 81
During a heavy storm Thnrpdsy siter.
noon lightning struck q Bteeple Of the NJ.
Z. Church ht New Martinsville and pass.
I'd down into the building, knocking out
one side and wrecking 1t generally.
Capt. Hoover, former manager Of the
Grafton hotel, but lately In the hotel bust.
ness In. Frederick, Md, has failed. Several
Grafton mon arc on his notes and will
likely loae considerable In consequence.
The Odd Fellows Of Philippi have
secured an excursion train on tho G. 4 g.
and will 90 to Grafton to-day, returning
tonight. The occasion OF the Wait is the
Decoration OF the graves OF Odd Follows
who are buried at Grafton.
Alvin Liggett, Of lUpshur county, had
Ave head Of sheep killed last Monday
evening by lightning. They were lying
under an apple tree at the rear of hia
place, when tho tree was struck. They
looked as though they had never moved
after the hhock.
The factory and other buildings OF the
Excelsior Furniture and Planning Mill
Company, between Grafton and Fetter-
man, were totally destroyed by fro Thurg-
day afternoon. Tho losa 10 not known but
Ia fairly we'll secured by insurance in.
Wheeling companies.
Deputy Marshal ~Spripgston arrived at
Paikersburg Thuraday evening. from
Weston with four United States prisoners.
They are John Bickel, the noted moon.
ghiner, John NJ. Lynch and John F.
Waugh, for selling whisky, and Russell
White, for sollipg tobacco without license.
Tho Governor has RENTED the fue Of
Lewis Ryan, Of Summers county, who
was indicted for assault and fined $50 and
costs, at the February term OF tho Circuit
Court, 1887. Tho fine OF JGmepIMuncey,
who was indicted by tho February term
OF the Circuit Court Of Richie county, for
unlawiully selling spurious liquors, OF $40
and costs, wss also Iemitted by the Coy
ernor.
a marriage license was i:sued to-day to
Robert P. Crawford, OF st. Adams, and
Mics Ella Graham, OF this city. Mr.. Crsw-
ford Is the gentleman who lost both lego
by e railroad accident ut Scott station d
few months ago. Miss Graham waa de.
voted to him during his illness, as abe
was then bis betrothsd, and now shows
her wonderful devotion by marrying him.
-Charlston Star.
The Randolph Enterprise learns that bust.
meas is brisk at Winchester. The SporlE-
mems Association has about sixty men
employed. A large club house and a half
dozen z%eaide1ces are Ia eouYse OF erection.
A road 10 being built down tho river to
the month Of Fishing Hawk to make tbst
stream, Cheat river, more accessible for
piscatorial pursuits. Five milea Of this
road 10 already completed.
Assessor Cullen last week put O yalua-
ton OF $4,000 on the Ohio Valley Gas
C%ompany's ten mile line through this
county. MIR. Goodwin, tho Secretary OF
the company, at East Liverpool wanted to
put the valuation nt- $500, but 1t being
generally understood that the line cost at
least $4,000 per mile, and 10 good paving
property, Mr.. Cullen thought 1t no more
than fair to value 1t at half its cost. In.
this State, 1t Is customary, II man hasS40
worth Of household furniture, to value the
same at about $40, and it would Seem the
Gas Company is entitled to no more con
eideration than any one else, nor have
they 0 right to pay any more.-New Cum
berland Independent.
Adwelling house occupied by the Misses
Liggett, just west OF B%uckhsnnon, was
struck by lightning Wednesday morning
and quite badly wrecked. Tho lightning
first struck the chimney which goes
through the middle Of the house, then to
the roof making two holes parting and
going down both sides OF the house. The
clock was knocked from the mantle aid
was destroyed. A cupboard containing
dishes which were generally broken, a door
was knocked oil its hinges the casings etc.
being torn of. The Lightning run down
the side Of the house by q window tearing
it out on n hide within one foot Of the
corner Of g bed where Mr.. Benz, Miles, OF
French Greek was sleeping. Fortunately
and almost INTERNATIONALLY no one was in
jursd, though the inmates were consider
ably stunned.